Make Your Way 7, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

Which religions do you associate these different types of headwear with? What other hats can you think of that have religious significance? 6 Read the newspaper article. Match the information and the countries. Which country … 7 Ever since 16-year-old Alma Levy and her sister Lila, 18, were expelled from their high school in a northern suburb of Paris in October 2003, the French and their controversial views on religious headwear in schools have never been far from making the news headlines worldwide. e Levy girls (whose mother is a non-practising Muslim and whose father is of Jewish descent) were banned from their school because the Islamic veils they wore were considered too provocative by the school’s disciplinary board. At the time, individual schools had the right to decide on their own policy. French Muslims try to keep a cool head Controversial hats A saw its President offend other politicians with his “no headscarf” policy? B upheld an employer’s right to fire a woman who insisted on wearing a headscarf at work? C is afraid that obvious symbols of Islam could lead to an increase in fundamentalism? D fell out with its neighbour over the issue of headscarves in schools? E has been warned of serious problems if women start to abandon the traditional ways? F allows individual states to decide for themselves on the issue of headscarves in schools? G wants to ensure it remains a secular society? H has a nationwide ban on headscarves? 144 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv